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The political intelligence desk for Kansas Scanning now · last 10/20 11:38 CT
MED Ad fcccandidate-buy-fileKansas Insurance Commissionerby Daniel Hawkinsstatus: new

KUPK (Garden City): DAN HAWKINS FOR KANSAS INSURANCE COMMISSIONER - Daniel Hawkins (2026-10-13 – 2026-10-19) [invoice]

State file · posted 2026-10-20 11:56 · flight n/a · 256 KB · folder: Political Files/2026/State/DAN HAWKINS FOR KANSAS INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

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The ad station contract from the FCC public file

StationKUPK · Garden City, KS
Flight2026-10-13 to 2026-10-19
Total (gross)$9,275 · 52 spots · $178 a spot
The gross, which is what the advertiser is billed. This filing states no net, so what the station banked is not on the record.
Order #239664
Documentinvoice
Posted10/20 10:56 CT
FileDAN HAWKINS FOR KANSAS INSURANCE COMMISSIONER INVOICE 239664-1 (256 KB)

Where the spots run — and who each slot reaches the station's own schedule, joined to each daypart's audience

slottypical timespotssharewho’s watching
Evening news4–7 p.m.2732%65+ (43%)
Early morning5–9 a.m.2529%65+ (36%), women-skew
Daytime9 a.m.–4 p.m.2327%65+ (40%), women-skew
Late news10–11 p.m.1012%65+ (33%)

Spot counts are real, from the order’s own schedule. “Who’s watching” is modeled from each daypart’s public audience mix (the same model behind the demographics export), not measured local ratings.

The contract as filed with the station's public file

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